Against judicial activism : the decline of freedom and democracy in Canada /

"Against Judicial Activism argues that the courts (especially the Supreme Court) have subverted the judicial process in the name of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. For instance, the British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal and Supreme Court read a ban on discrimination on the ground...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Leishman, Rory, 1942-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, ©2006.
Temas:
Canada. > Supreme Court.
Canada. > Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
Canada. > Supreme Court
Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (Canada)
Judicial power > Canada.
Political questions and judicial power > Canada.
Judge-made law > Canada.
Civil rights > Canada.
Judicial review > Canada.
Pouvoir judiciaire > Canada.
Politique et pouvoir judiciaire > Canada.
Droit créé par le juge > Canada.
Contrôle juridictionnel des lois > Canada.
LAW > Civil Procedure.
LAW > Legal Services.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > Judicial Branch.
LAW > Courts.
Civil rights
Judge-made law
Judicial power
Judicial review
Political questions and judicial power
Canada
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:"Against Judicial Activism argues that the courts (especially the Supreme Court) have subverted the judicial process in the name of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. For instance, the British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal and Supreme Court read a ban on discrimination on the ground of transsexualism as being part of the province's human rights code."--Jacket.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (ix, 310 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-297) and index.
ISBN:9780773560017
0773560017

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